Bonds In Conversation : Curling Away On Thin Ice
A cursory scan through the news for the week made me relieved that I had not been paying too much attention to the markets and, instead choosing to do some stuff about the… Continue reading
A cursory scan through the news for the week made me relieved that I had not been paying too much attention to the markets and, instead choosing to do some stuff about the… Continue reading
Now that Ukraine is going into civil war, the West should remember that Kiev is the first capital of Kievan Rus, the forerunner of the Russian Empire. Even Nina Khrushchev, the granddaughter of… Continue reading
Market is talking about the suicide of a trader or salesperson in Hong Kong as was reported in the SCMP and Apple Daily. http://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/1430296/man-leaps-death-jp-morgans-headquarters-central The word is that he was just 33 and… Continue reading
ISSUER : Starhill Global REIT MTN Pte. Ltd. GUARANTOR : HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore) Limited (in its capacity as trustee of Starhill Global Real Estate Investment Trust) STATUS : Direct, unconditional, unsubordinated… Continue reading
The machines of the 20th century were dumb machines that could replace brawns but not brains. To protect against the commoditization of labor, we invest about twenty years of our lives in formal… Continue reading
What do we have in Japan a year after Abenomics was coined ? A market that surged to the last day of 2013 and suddenly fizzled on day 1 of 2014, leaving market… Continue reading
We are reminded of our own insignificance when we see wonders in nature and gaps in the USD/IDR, USD/MYR and USD/PHP charts like these ones. USD/IDR USD/MYR USD/PHP Is the world is rushing… Continue reading
6 years on and it has become an unofficial crime to be bearish. Conversations will freeze in the company of friends and suspicious gazes whenever your view was asked and you said you… Continue reading
The stars have aligned for both the English and Chinese Valentine’s day today, plus a full moon fever. So I will share some money saving tips with you. 1. Oranges instead of roses… Continue reading
Ad Hoc Commentary – Europe to do quantitative easing into a fragmented financial market?
byEveryone is focused on the American Federal Reserve’s tapering, and too few are focused on the possibility of Europe embarking on quantitative easing (QE), i.e. printing money. The most important data point this… Continue reading →